Railway-tie organization.



PATENTED MAR. 3, 1908.

'0. MLREED. RAILWAY TIE ORGANIZATION.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 18. 1906.

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T all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CALVIN M. REED, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Sumneytownjin the county of Montgomery and Stateof Pennsylvania, have invented new and Useful Improvements in Railway-Tie Organizations, of which the following is a specification.

This. invention relates to a metallic railroad tie, wear plate, and clench-bolt devices,

all included in the organization of the tie.

The improved tie has the contour of a flat arch and comprises a fiat top with depending side flanges, t .e said top being formed with a lnrality closely arranged bolt openings fu ly thereover or almost completely from fend to end thereof to facilitate fastening rails thereon at any point and at differing angles as in the use of an ordinary wooden t e. The depending side flanges of the improved tie may be made straight and flare in outward directions, or as in well known he constructions such flangesmay be provided with pressed folds to prevent creeping. The wear plate may consist either of a perfectly fiat plate or be; provided with an up w'ardly and inwardly inclined fish plate to bear against the outer side of a rail to pro-- from-the tie and principally to provide means for securing the bolts from the top of the tie. The improved tie organization is simple and eifectivein its construction and operation,';t'-istrong and durable, and may be used on aniypart of a railroad bed with economy in rairbad construction and equipment.

, The preferred form of tlie tie orga nizationi is illustrated in the accompanying drawing,

and therein, Figure 1 is a longitudinal ve'r tical section of a tie and 'the wear platesshowing rails disposed therein and secured by the improved clench bolts. Fig. 2' 1s a top plan view of the improved organization as shown by Fig. 1'. Figs. 3 and 4 are detail erspective views of wear plates constructed for right or left application, and to receive either one or two rails. p Q 1 ctive.view of a modified form of; wear Fig." is adetail per- 7 CALVI N. REED, OF SUL'INEYIQWN, PENNSYLVANIA.

Specification of Letters Patent.

, p ate.. 6 is a detail perspective view-of :one of the clench bolts 7 is a detail s PATE T OFFICE.

RAILWAY-TIE ORGANIZAT'IQN.

' section and elevation respectively of the bolt Patented'March 3, 1968.. Application filed. September 18, 1906. Serial No. 335,088. l

shown by Fig. 6 and the key therefor. Fig.

8 is a detail perspective view of the partsof a modified form of clench bolt.

Similar numerals of reference are ein-J ployed to indicate corresponding parts in the SBVQI'Ll views.

The numeral 1 designates the improved; 7

tie which has a flat top 2 and outwardly flared side flangesv 3. extending full length thereof and projecting beyond the endsof the top 2. These side flanges 3 may be modi fied at will within the purview of the previous .art to preventcreeping andin one constructron may be pressed to form folds for this The top 2 and s de flanges 3.by 1

purpose. the arrangementspecified provide a hollow structure, metal of such thickness being used in the formation. of the tie as to render the latter strong and durable. The flattopQ is formed with a plurality of closely arranged bolt openings 4 extending almost completely from end to end thereof and providing means for securing rails any distanceiapart or at. any

angle that maybe desired and in a manner similar to the application of'rails to ordinary wooden ties. In disposing the improved tie in a railroad bed, the same course maybe pursued as to tainping and introduction of ballast as in the use of wooden. ties.

l/Vith the improved tie and forming a part 5 of the organization thereof wear platesband 6 are-used, each having an upwardly and'inwardly inclined fish plate member? to closely contact with the outer sides'of. the rails which aredisp'osed on the said plates to preventthe pulling off the heads of the boltsand'may serveasa fish-plate when rails meet on the tie. The plate 5 is longer than the plate 6 .toi adapt the same to receive two rails as shown by Fig. 1,.bolt openings 8 being formed in the outer extremity of the plate 'to prevent movement ofthe latter and maintain the proper rail gage as well as toserve as a fastemng means for the plate independent ofthe main bolts. The plate 6 isadapted to" receive a single. rail and also has bolt openings 9 therethrough for clench bolts as shown.

' Aiflat plate 10 is used 'on'the tie toi sluppo'rtt rails between outermost rails 'n structions "where it may be:

I this plate 5 at such distances apart as to achave the fishplates 7 as shown on the lates and 6, though the plates with the fis plates may be used with intermediate rails, if nec essary so that the rails maybe bolted to the, fish plates and prevent them from extending in front of thelocomotive. The plate is provided with bolt openings 11' adjacent to opposite ends thereof. 1 I

The function of the plates 5, 6 and 10 is to prevent wear on the flat top of the tie 2.

It is well known that the sand used on a track to overcomea-slippery conditionof the latter falls to the base of the rails and in or- -dinary constructions works down under and between the rail flanges and the top portions of the ties and soon sets up an abrasion or disadvantageous wear.of the tie top under the rails. The plates hereinbefore set forth largely overcome this disadvantage and greatly prevent the ,j ar on the tie and the tie is by their use rendered more durable.

The improved tie organization also in cludes special clench bolts which are clenched from the top of the tie, and are shown in detail'by Figs. 6, 7 andS. I

Referring particularly to Figs. 6- and 7, each bolt. has a tubular shank 12 opening through ahead 13, the lower extremity of. the shank being formed withlongitudinal slots orslot if but two lower members are desired for'clenching 14 and the terminals of the members 15 provided by the slots or. slot.

are reduced as at 16 to facilitate the insertion of the bolt shank through theopeningof the plates and top' of the tie. After the shank of the bolt, shown by' Figs. 6 and 7, has been introduced through the o enings in the plates and top of the tie, as s own by Fi 1, the lower slotted extremity of the shan is automatically clenched by the introduction.

of a key 17 into the head of the bolt, the said key being driven downwardly through the bore 13, the latter being converged I at its lower extremity as' at v19. I As the key 1.7 is

driven downwardly through the bore, the

'membe'rs 15 are clenched under the top of the tie as shown in Fig. 1 and the bolt is tightly wedged or secured in place. The key 17 is of such length that when fully applied its up- The under surface 21 of the bolt head is caused to contact either with the top surface of the rail flange or engage the lower outer ortion of the fishplate 7, as also shown in Fig. 1. When the bolts are interposed between two rail flanges, 'the'bos's 20 will be turned to fit between the contiguous edges of said flangesyas indicated at 22, Fig.1. By

providing each bolt head 13 with the boss 20 it will-beseen that a firm contact with both the plate and the rail flange is had when the' 4 bolt is fully inserted and secured.

The form of bolt shown by Fig.- 8 come prises two members 23,- each carrying a art of a head 24 and having the inner faces 0 the shank members 25 thereof flat and merging into a lower inwardly curved bevel or clenching surface which is common to each shank member the same cause producing the same effect in clenching as, in Figs. .6 '& 7,' itis merely cut in two to reduce the-cost in. inanufacturing as few of the tubular bolts are needed between rails.

The vhead parts 24 of the heads are also offset asat 27, or similar in, construction to the bolt head shown by Fig. 6 when the two parts of the bolt shown by Fig. 8 are assembled. In applying the two parts of the bolt shown by Fig. 8 they are closely arranged and the lower extremities united'ly inserted through the bolt openings either in the plates or the top of the tie or throughboth sets of bolt openings-of. the lanes and tie in coincidence; and betweent e two parts of...

the bolt akey 28 is inserted, the said keybeing provided with a head 29 similar in form if to the head parts '24. When the two parts of the bolt shown by Fig; 8 are inserted and the key 28 driventherebetween, the bolt members areclenched and securely wedged place and part of each'bolt head is swaged down over the head of the key as in the tubular bolt. In the ,event that the 'rails'become worn and have to be replaced by others, the bolts may be removed by striking or cutting off the heads thereof and driving the bolt shanks downwardly through the tie. improved bolts provide means, however, for reliably fastening the rails from the top of the tie, and as the lower extremitiesof the bolts beneath the top of the tie are inaccessible, the simple mode of clenching the bolts be found exceptionally convenient andvbeneficial.

As shownby Fig. 1, guard rails may be very conveniently held in operative relation to the main track rails by the bolts and plates as set forth, or switch rails may be similarly disposed. Furthermore, as illustrated by Fig. 2,"it will be seen that intermediate rails may be arranged at angles to the tie and to the remaining rails on the latter, and that the same bolts are employed; and in this instance 1 the flat plate shown by Fig. 5 is preferably used. Many variations in the disposition of the rails on the improved tie maybe made owing to the close assemblage of the openings 4, and at any time desired theposition of the rails may be changed on the tiewithout requiring the least modification or alteration in the structure of the tie.

While the preferred fastening means for The I eld to the tie by the form of fastening specified.

Having thus fully described the invention, what is claimed as new, is: V

1. A metallic railway tie having a fiat top provided with a plurality of closely arranged bolt openings, a Wear plate disposed on the tie and adjustable to, any position with respect to the flat top, and a' rail sesured on the said plate and connected with the latter to the tie.

2. A metallic railway tie having a flat top provided with a plurality of bolt openings, a wear plate disposed on the top and adjustable to anyposition with respect to said top, a rail bearing on the plate, and clench bolts inserted through the plate and tie, said clench bolts being self-clenching beneath the top of the tie.

25. A metal railway tie having its bearing face perforated with a plurality of bolt openings, a Wear plate disposed on the bearing'face and v adapted to receive a rail, and a clench bolt inserted through the wear plate and bearing face and having a key driven downwardly therethrough and clenching the lower extremity thereof beneath the top ofthe tie to iinmovably wedge the bolt in secured position.

4. A metal railway tie having its bearing face perforated with a plurality of bolt openings, a Wear plate disposed on the bearing face and adapted to receive a rail, and a clench bolt inserted through the wear plate and bearing face and having a key driven downwardly therethrough and clenching the lower extermity thereof to iinmovably wedge the bolt in secured position, the upper end of the key being secured by swaging a portion of the bolt head thereover. I

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing wit- H. W. WALTE'ns, MILTON H. #ATLTEBS. 

